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The Hamiltonian formalism is a formalism in Classical Mechanics. Besides Lagrangian Mechanics, it is an effective way of reformulating classical mechanics in a simple way. Very useful in Quantum Mechanics, specifically the Heisenberg and Schrodinger formulations. Unlike Lagrangian Mechanics, this formalism relies on a "Hamiltonian" instead of a Lagrangian, which differs from the Lagrangian through a Legendre transformation.

The Hamiltonian formalism is a formalism in Classical Mechanics. Besides Lagrangian Mechanics, it is an effective way of reformulating classical mechanics in a simple way. Very useful in Quantum Mechanics, specifically the Heisenberg and Schrodinger formulations. Unlike Lagrangian Mechanics, this formalism relies on a "Hamiltonian" instead of a Lagrangian, which differs from the Lagrangian through a Legendre transformation.

The Hamiltonian

The Hamiltonian can be interpreted as an “energy input”, as opposed to a Lagrangian, which is the "energy output". The Euclidean Hamiltonian, which is used in Classical Mechanics is given by:

$$H = \frac{{{p^2}}}{{2m}} + U$$

The Euclidean Lagrangian, on the other hand, has a minus instead of a plus.

Notice that

$$L + H = p\frac{{{\text{d}}x}}{{{\text{d}}t}}$$

This shows that the two are related by a Legendre transformation.

The Poisson Bracket relationships and the Dynamic Hamiltonian Relationships

The Poisson Bracket relations are algebraic relationships between phase space variables, and without the presence of any dynamical Lagrangian or Hamiltonian. Thus, the Poisson Bracket relations would obviously (to someone with a basic knowledge of Lagrangian Mechanics) be :